Tag: chuck schumer
GOP hopeful Supreme Court battle will help shift election
Republicans are looking to a Supreme Court nomination fight to unite a deeply fractured party as it faces the very real possibility of losing the White House and control of the Senate this fall.
House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact
Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers.
Nancy Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on...
Pelosi is cutting short lawmakers' summer recess with a vote expected the Saturday after the Democratic National Convention on legislation that would prohibit changes at the agency as tensions mount.
For Americans waiting on virus aid, no new relief in sight
Negotiations over a new virus relief package have all but ended.
In virus talks, Nancy Pelosi holds firm; Steven Mnuchin wants a...
There are limits, and legal pitfalls, in trying to make an end run around the legislative branch.
Donald Trump end run around Congress raises questions on his claims
Trump asserted he had the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit, although at a lower amount than what the jobless had been getting during the crisis.
Donald Trump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit
Democratic leaders panned the idea in late-night talks at the Capitol.
White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object
President Donald Trump on Thursday reluctantly dropped his bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans stumbled anew in efforts to unite around...
GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money...
